This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 355 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 355 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do Nodes of Ranvier do? A) Intakes information from other neurons. B) Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath. C) Sends information to the next cell. D) Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon. 2. The basic unit of nervous system A) Proton. B) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 3. These nerves can carry messages to and from the central nervous system A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Mixed nerves. D) Efferent nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed nerves. 4. Identify parts of the EYE (region) A) Central pit. B) Anterior compartment. C) Location of vitreous humor. D) Lens. E) Choroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anterior compartment. 5. What are the four main lobes of the brain? And these lobes make up which main part of the brain? A) Parietal, Temporal, Occipital, Pons / Cerebellum. B) Temporal, Occipital, Frontal, Medulla Oblongata / Cerebrum. C) Frontal, Occipital, Temporal, Parietal / Cerebrum. D) Pons, Medulla Oblongata, Parietal, Temporal / Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal, Occipital, Temporal, Parietal / Cerebrum. 6. What kind of action is eating Doritos and watching John Scena? A) Involuntary. B) Voluntary. C) A good action. D) An action your mom doesn't like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary. 7. What specific areas of the brain controls the work od different areas in the body? A) Brain center. B) Control center. C) Motor center. D) Movement center. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor center. 8. Combining form that means speech A) Phas/o. B) Lex/o. C) Point/o. D) Word/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phas/o. 9. Which type of neurons carry impulses TO the brain and spinal cord? A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 10. Receives stimuli and transports impulses, coordinates actions and reactions in the body A) Outgrowths. B) Nervous. C) Circulatory. D) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 11. The term "concussion" is used to describe: A) A mild brain bruise. B) A pooling of blood inside the cranial cavity. C) An injury to the brain that interrupts normal brain activity. D) Loss of consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An injury to the brain that interrupts normal brain activity. 12. What happens during depolarization in the neuron? A) The neurons interior becomes more negative. B) Sodium channels open and sodium enters into the cell. C) Potassium channels open and potassium exits the neuron. D) The neuron is at rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sodium channels open and sodium enters into the cell. 13. Fight or flightPrepares body for emergenciesIncreases alertness, metabolic rate and muscular abilities A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 14. Which of the following is not a function of the neuroglia? A) Support. B) Secretion of cerebral spinal fluid. C) Isolation of neurons. D) Signal transduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Signal transduction. 15. Arteries carry oxygen rich blood ..... from the heart. A) Away. B) Towards. C) Inside. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Away. 16. The left cerebral hemisphere generally controls the right side of the body and vice versa. This is referred to as ..... organisation. A) Unilateral. B) Contralateral. C) Ipsilateral. D) Bilateral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contralateral. 17. Which molecules are necessary for cells to produce energy? A) Only glucose. B) Only oxygen. C) Glucose and oxygen. D) Glucose and amino acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glucose and oxygen. 18. Specialized connection with other nerve cells. A) Conclusion. B) Lobe. C) Cerebrum. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 19. What gland produces tears? A) Lacrimal. B) Olfactory bulb. C) Cones. D) Gustatory cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacrimal. 20. The ..... is a rope-like bundle of nerves. It is also the main pathway for information. A) Nerves. B) Spinal Cord. C) Brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesNervous System Quiz 1Nervous System Quiz 2Nervous System Quiz 3Nervous System Quiz 4Nervous System Quiz 5Nervous System Quiz 6Nervous System Quiz 7Nervous System Quiz 8Nervous System Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books